Life
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I finished another cropped fair isle sweater. I will make many many more. These sweaters are like a hug times a thousand and so stinkin’ cute. My next one will be a green forest of trees and I can’t wait to get started. August has some exciting things going on! She gets to go on Continue reading
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A Mini Christmas Break
I got two whole days off work so I started a sweater. I love this pattern and wish I had more time off so I could finish and wear it for New Years. You can find pattern information here. August had a wonderful first Christmas! She loved running through wrapping paper and playing with her Continue reading
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My Privilege
I grew up in the way most white people do from small towns. Our family lived a simple life not dirt poor, but sort of at the bottom of middle class when true middle class existed. My dad worked a blue collar job and my mom had two teaching jobs to put my sister through Continue reading
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Enjoying the wait
In this time of bustle and hurry, I have been playing this Advent Affirmation we were introduced to at church on repeat. It is a great reminder to slow down and enjoy the wait. To enjoy the small things, the everyday things, the ordinary things. It is a reminder to slow down and remember why Continue reading
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How was your day? What did you do?
Are you met with grunts after school when you ask what did you do today? I have been lately. I don’t know whether it is because I no longer have the little girls in this photo, they are all grown up and in the teenage years…but since I have been asking different questions I have Continue reading
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